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10COALASHEDITORIALTEAMChiex18ExecutiveOx18fcerCraigHeidrichEditorMonaForghaniDesignPrint101DesignPtyLtdContributorsCraigHeidrichMonaForghaniandNiribiCharkerx13HBMGroupYorrickNicholson-TRUenergyDavidFarahx13FlyashAustraliaDakBawejax13DMCAdvisoryPeterDennisx13IndependentFlyAshBrokersAliceWoodheadx13LinkStrategyCoalAshMattersisabi-annualpublicationCirculation1500CCPs-avaluableresourcewww.adaa.asn.auEditorialGoingStrongGoingGreenThelastfewmonthshaveproventhatalittlemoreconversationdoesleadtoalittlemoreaction.PeersandafEliatesoftheAssociationx13fromtheDepartmentofEnvironmentandResourceManagementVictorianEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyNSWRoadsandTrafEcAuthoritytotheAmericanCoalAshAssociationandUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyx13havesoughttheAshDevelopmentAssociationofAustraliaADAAforitsadviceonvariouspolicyandprojectsdevelopmentsrelatingtotheuseandmanagementofcoalcombustionproductsCCPs.OpportunitiesembracedwithopenarmsconsultationsofthisnaturearepreciselywhattheADAAidentiEesasoneofitscoreobjectivesstrivingtoincreaseawarenessofthebeneEtsarisingthroughtheeffectiveutilisationofCCPsthroughinformationexchangesanddiscussionswithrelevantstakeholders.ButtheAssociationisnx19talltalk.InkeepingwithpromisestheADAAhasEnallytakenthestepofpublishingCoalAshMatterselectronicallyonlyeffectivefromthiseditionandfeelsgreeneralready.SowithoutfurtheradieuwewelcomeyoutothiseditionofCoalAshMattersfeaturinganarrayofupdatesannouncementsandnewsbriefsonthelatestdevelopmentsintheindustry.CoalAshMattersispublishedbyADAATheAshDevelopmentAssociationofAustraliaPh0242281389Fax0242281777Emailadaaadaa.asn.auWebsitewww.adaa.asn.auISSUEOCTOBER2010OCTOBERTHISISSUE-OCTOBER101EditorialGoingStrongGoingGreen1LatrobeMagnesium2Membership2x18AroundthePowerStationsx19TRUenergy3AFreshNewFlyashAustralia3TheNextBatchmoretechnicaldatasheetsontheirway3DERMinology4DamGood5SustainingUpdatesthelatestontheSustainabilityCapacityBuildingProgram6NewCaseStudiesonBiocharandConstructionMaterialsfromBrownCoalCombustionProducts6WOCA2011CallsforEarlyBirds7ATributetoaTrueGentleman7AustraliagivestheUSEPAits2centsworth8RTASpeciEcation30518DeparturesandArrivalsatFlyashAustralia8SubscriptionLatrobeMagnesiumLatrobeMagnesiumLMGproudlycirculatedapressreleasemid-AugustthisyearannouncingthesuccessoftheirrecentendeavourtoincreasethemagnesiummetalrecoveryrateofVictorianbrowncoalash.Whilsttheaveragecommercialrecoveryratetypicallyrangesbetween73-75LMGboastanimpressive78magnesiumrecoverywhichtheyattributetoanincreaseinferrosiliconintheretortfeedstockasopposedtothetraditionalmethodofusingdolimeinathermalreductionprocess.AlthoughtheincreaseduseofferrosiliconcomesatanaddedcostLMGconEdentlyanticipatethatsuchcostscanbeeffectivelyoffsetbythereducedenergycostsassociatedwiththeprocessingofthecoalcombustionproducts.FurthermoreasannouncedintheirpressreleaseLMGlookstowardsinvestigatingnewwaysinwhichtoeventuallyreducetheutilisationofferrosiliconnamelybychangingthemixofretortfeedstockandreducingthesulfurironandsiliconcontainedintheFyashevenfurther.AnachievementspeciEctoLatrobeandthebrowncoalashindustrytheAssociationneverthelessembracesthissuccessfulendeavourforitscontributionincreatinganinnovativeefEcientandeffectiveprocessofproducingavalue-addingproduct.FormoreinformationvisitLatrobeMagnesiumatwww.latrobemagnesium.comorcall61292510400.